Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.Graham Wood, Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium: A slow-burner of a match came to life in a breathless second 45 minutes with both teams going for victory. Ultimately it was Schalke who proved more clinical in front of goal, with Olympiacos' defenders paying the price for losing their concentration after equalising.

90+4

Draxler (in) - Farfán (out) (Schalke)

90+4

Matip (Schalke) is shown a yellow card.

90+4

Djebbour (Olympiacos) misses the target.The Olympiacos No10 leaves Joel Matip in his wake with a beautiful bit of skill, but with glory in sight, he balloons over.

90+2

Holtby (Schalke) delivers the corner.

90+1

Höger (in) - Jones (out) (Schalke)

87

Holtby (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Manolas (Olympiacos).

83

Megyeri (Olympiacos) makes a save.

83

Huntelaar (Schalke) has an effort on goal.Jermaine Jones's centre is enticing but the predatory goalscorer's header is palmed away by Balázs Megyeri at point-blank range.

Holtby (Schalke) misses the target.The swift-footed midfielder forays forward but his driven effort from outside the area drifts harmlessly over.

77

Djebbour (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Höwedes (Schalke).

76

Papadopoulos (Schalke) makes a save.

76

Greco (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.The Italian eases into the penalty area and unleashes a stinging effort, which is bravely blocked by Kyriakos Papadopoulos.

75

Ibagaza (Olympiacos) is cautioned by the referee.

75

Ibagaza (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Jones (Schalke).

74

Maniatis (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Holtby (Schalke).

73

Greco (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Jones (Schalke).

70

Mitroglou (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Papadopoulos (Schalke).

69

Barnetta (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Ibagaza (Olympiacos).

69

Mitroglou (in) - Abdoun (out) (Olympiacos)

69

Greco (in) - Modesto (out) (Olympiacos)

68

Farfán (Schalke) misses the target.

67

Ibagaza (Olympiacos) misses the target.The veteran midfielder beguiles his marker and curls a sumptuous shot centimetres over the bar with Lars Unnerstall beaten.

66

Matip (Schalke) makes a save.

66

Ibagaza (Olympiacos) misses the target.

65

Barnetta (Schalke) misses the target.

63

Farfán (Schalke) misses the target.The most frantic of five minutes ends with the Peruvian international slamming an ambitious effort over the crossbar.

63

Barnetta (Schalke) takes the corner.

61

Huntelaar (Schalke) hits the post from the penalty spot.The former AFC Ajax forward steps forward with confidence but slides his kick on to a post.

60

Manolas (Olympiacos) is shown a yellow card.

60

Barnetta (Schalke) was fouled in the penalty area by Manolas (Olympiacos)

59

Huntelaar (Schalke) scores!The visitors strike back immediately. The Netherlands international is the beneficiary of a beautiful interchange between Jermaine Jones and Lewis Holtby and he sweeps the ball in with an emphatic right-footed finish.

58

Abdoun (Olympiacos) scores!Schalke's ranks are shattered by a defence-splitting goal-kick, which the Algeria midfielder latches onto, before firing underneath the goalkeeper with aplomb. Game on.

58

Ibagaza (in) - David Fuster (out) (Olympiacos)

57

David Fuster (Olympiacos) misses the target.The 30-year-old Spaniard looks set to fire in the rebound but his blistering effort brilliantly blocked by Christian Fuchs.

57

Fuchs (Schalke) makes a save.

57

David Fuster (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.

57

Matip (Schalke) makes a save.

57

Abdoun (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.The Algeria midfielder is forced wide but still manages to squeeze in a shot from an acute angle, which Balázs Megyeri diverts into the path of David Fuster.

56

Abdoun (Olympiacos) is flagged for offside.

56

Holtby (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Djebbour (Olympiacos).

56

Barnetta (Schalke) takes the corner.

53

Jones (Schalke) is cautioned by the referee.

53

Jones (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on David Fuster (Olympiacos).

51

Barnetta (Schalke) misses the target.The ubiquitous midfielder somehow scoops the ball over with the goal at his mercy.

51

Megyeri (Olympiacos) makes a save.

51

Fuchs (Schalke) has an effort on goal.The Austrian international darts in from the left and fires a low left-footed effort towards goal which is repelled into the path of Tranquillo Barnetta...

49

Contreras (Olympiacos) makes a save.

49

Barnetta (Schalke) has an effort on goal.

48

Holebas (Olympiacos) takes the corner.

The second half begins.The first part of Schalke’s task was complete when they subdued the crowd by scoring the goal their possession merited. Now it’s up to the hosts to seize the initiative.

The referee blows for half-time.Having been second best for much of the first half, Schalke found their pace to pick off their opponents in a vibrant ten-minute onslaught. Captain Benedikt Höwedes broke the deadlock, planting Jefferson Farfán’s corner in with a thunderous front-post header.

45

Djebbour (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Papadopoulos (Schalke).

42

Farfán (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Maniatis (Olympiacos).

42

Neustädter (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on David Fuster (Olympiacos).

41

Höwedes (Schalke) scores!The visitors take the lead and it is a goal that has been coming. Jefferson Farfán whips in an inviting corner and the captain loses his marker at the front post, before planting an emphatic header beyond Balázs Megyeri.

41

Farfán (Schalke) takes the corner.

38

Papadopoulos (Schalke) is penalised for a foul on Megyeri (Olympiacos).

38

Barnetta (Schalke) takes the corner.

37

Farfán (Schalke) takes the corner.

36

Abdoun (Olympiacos) is penalised for a foul on Holtby (Schalke).

35

Farfán (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Djebbour (Olympiacos).

34

Neustädter (Schalke) misses the target.The 21-year-old finds space on the edge of the area and lets fly with an ambitious effort, which catapults over the crossbar.

31

David Fuster (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Höwedes (Schalke).

31

Modesto (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Papadopoulos (Schalke).

30

Höwedes (Schalke) is booked.

30

Höwedes (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Abdoun (Olympiacos).

30

Farfán (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Holebas (Olympiacos).

28

Farfán (Schalke) delivers the corner.

25

Maniatis (Olympiacos) makes a save.

25

Fuchs (Schalke) has an effort on goal.The Austria full-back cuts in from the left, traverses the edge of the Olympiacos area, before sending a low effort comfortably wide.

24

Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Farfán (Schalke).

23

Djebbour (Olympiacos) misses the target.The 28-year-old feels he should have scored there. Paulo Machado's delivery was a peach and it demanded a ruthless finish at the front post, but Rafik Djebbour planted a header agonisingly wide.

23

Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) delivers the corner.

21

Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Barnetta (Schalke).

21

Holebas (Olympiacos) makes a save.

21

Holtby (Schalke) has an effort on goal.

19

Holebas (Olympiacos) delivers the free-kick wide.The Greece defender rattles a left-footed free-kick from outside the area but his fierce strike flies comfortably wide of a post.

18

Matip (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on David Fuster (Olympiacos).

17

Huntelaar (Schalke) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

17

Huntelaar (Schalke) misses the target.That is normally a chance the predatory Netherlands international dispatches but his header from inside the area, following Christian Fuchs's delivery drifts wide of the far post.

15

Modesto (Olympiacos) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Farfán (Schalke).

10

Barnetta (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Maniatis (Olympiacos).

9

Fuchs (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Abdoun (Olympiacos).

8

Abdoun (Olympiacos) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

6

Jones (Schalke) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Maniatis (Olympiacos).

5

Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) misses the target.The Portuguese defender breaks through the Schalke ranks, stabs the ball over the goalkeeper, before Kyriakos Papadopoulos anticipates the danger and heads the ball off the line.

5

Papadopoulos (Schalke) makes a save.

5

Paulo Machado (Olympiacos) has an effort on goal.Not content with his effort seconds earlier, the 26-year-old cuts inside and fires a low, dipping shot into the side netting.

4

Barnetta (Schalke) delivers the corner.The Swiss international swings in a delicious delivery but Balázs Megyeri takes all the pressure of his defence, springing from his goal to punch clear.

The match is under way.The visitors kick off against the wall of sound and cacophony of colour Schalke expected.

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